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Slightly traumatized and painfully shy Angela Baker is sent away to summer camp with her cousin. Not long after Angela's arrival, things start to go horribly wrong for anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions. Full summary » | Full synopsis »

Horror films seemed the easy way to make a quick buck in the 80's. There
was an abundance of them that graced video. I don't think half of them
actually made it to the big screen. You can add Sleepaway Camp to that
list. This is a typical scary film. It has it's moments and it is scary
in
some parts. It has some nice humour especially when they play camp jokes
on
each other. But having said all that, this movie is as good as it is
and
it's not too bad ) because the mother in this film is creepier than Mrs.
Bates and she actually makes you want to kill her. But the two parts that
I
will never forget are images that are firmly planted in my brain,
especially
the part of it that stores nasty horror elements in it.

The first was the death by curling iron. It is so horrific that it
bothered
me so much that I had to cover my eyes the second time I saw it. It is
qutie graphic, not because of what they show, but because you know how
nasty
it is.

But the one thing that will stay with me and probably anyone else that has
seen this film is the very end. That last shot is so horrific, so way out
of left field that you never see it coming. It just hits you and then it
ends. It has a power of its own. And judging by the comment on here from
other users, they feel the same way. This is a film absolutely worth
checking out.

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